MHG8128 - Polished Axe, Dalgheal or Dalghead
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A polished greenstone axe 'from Dalghead, Evantown' is in RMS(NMAS) (AF 446). (Dalghead: name not located; Evanton: NH 60 66).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1898.
The occupier of Dail-Gheal at NH 615 674 (Dalgheal on current OS maps) said that he had not heard of any place bearing name Dalghead, but added that 'Dail'Gheal' was frequently mis-spelled.
Visited by OS (RDL) 5 May 1963.
Acquired by the NMS in 1897.Greenstone, 4 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG640 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1898. 'Donations to,and purchases for the Museum and Library, with exhibits', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 32 1897-8, p.5-10, 57-61, 129-32, 178-80, 236-46. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 5-10, 57-61, 129-32, 178-. 7.
- <1> SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. AF 446.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6100 6699 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH66NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | KILTEARN |
Finds (1)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13653 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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